Stenorrhynchos speciosum (Jacq.) Rich.

Stenorrhynchos speciosum (Jacq.) Rich., De Orchid. Eur. 37 (1817).

Stenorrhynchos speciosum (Jacq.) Rich., Photo by Mi Bo

Family:

Orchidaceae.

Synonym Name: 

Gyrostachys speciosa (Jacq.) Kuntze

Ibidium coloratum House

Ibidium speciosum (Jacq.) Salisb.

Neottia speciosa Jacq.

Serapias speciosa (Jacq.) J.F.Gmel.

Spiranthes colorans Hemsl.

Spiranthes colorata N.E.Br.

Spiranthes nutans (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Garay & Dunst.

Stenorrhynchos millei Schltr.

Stenorrhynchos nutans Kunth & C.D.Bouché

Stenorrhynchos speciosum var. nutans (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Szlach.

English Name:

The Outstanding Stenorrhynchos

Description: 

A spiral rosette of 6 to 12, elliptic, petiolate, dark green and white varigated, persistant leaves that blooms in the mid-fall and winter on a 20 to 90 cm long, terminal, erect, many 60 flowered, racemose inflorescence with lanceolate, acuminate, red bracts and carrying the long-lasting, spirally arranged flowers at the apex.

Distribution:

Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Ecological:

Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 1450 - 3900 m.; Andes.

 In moister areas of semi-deciduous forests at elevations of 1200 to 3000 m.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the spring.

Flower size:

1.9 cm.

Cultivation:

Grow in moderate lighting. Plant grows in cool to warm temperatures and should be water regularly. Reduce watering during the winter. Keep potting media moist. Pot with a well drain mix such as fine to medium grade bark with perlite or in sphagnum moss.

Type:

Shuttleworth [s.n], Colombia Stenorrhynchos millei K000573800 Unknown type material

Ref:

orchidspecies.com

ipni.org

powo.science.kew.org

orchids.fandom.com/wiki/Stenorrhynchos_speciosum